Wire-stretcher.



No. 826,006. I PATBNTED JULY 17, 1906. J. T. WRIGHT.

WIRE STRETGHER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1906.

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JESSIE T. WRIGHT, OF (JORNHILL, TEXAS.

WlRE-STRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1'7, 1906.

Application filed January 3,1906. Serial No. 295,147-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssIE T. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cornhill, in the county of Williamson and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Wire- Stretcher, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to implements for stretching wire, more particularly to devices employed for stretching the strand members of wire fences, and has for its object to simplify and im rove the construction and increase the e' ciency of devices of this charac ter.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same intopractical operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation, of the improved device.

The improved device comprises two levers 11, preferably of steel and pivoted together at 12 intermediate the ends, the pivot being located preferably near one end of the levers.

The longer portions of the levers are provided with spaced notches 13 14 and with a staple-extracting claw 15 at the terminal of one of the longer portions and a swinging hook 16 at the terminal of the other longer portion.

The hook 16 is somewhat elongated and is designed to engage the arm 10 and hold the arms in closed position, so as to retain Whatever grip may be imparted to the wire. The elongated form of the hook l6 permits a certain degree of movement between the arms after releasing the hook. The claw 15 on the arm 10 extends laterally, as shown in 2 while the hook 16 swings upon the arm 11, and when its elongated terminal engages the arm 10 the lateral extensions of the claw prevent it from dropping from the arm 10 when the pressure is removed or lessened.

The shorter portions of the levers terminatein claws 17 18, adapted to engage barbed wire rearwardly of the barbs thereon, and are likewise provided with op ositely-extending lateral lugs 19 20, the lugs aving wire-engaging jaws 21 22 projecting therefrom.

Pivoted respectively at 24 23 upon the lugs 19 are cam grip members 26 25, having eccentric serrated faces adapted to firmly compress the wire against the jaws 21 22.

Thus the device may be employed for stretching either barbed or smooth wire, as will be obvious, or one lever may be employed to stretch a barbed wire and the other ever employed to stretch a smooth wire when it is required to unite a barbed and a smooth wire.

Enclasping the levers 1O 11 is an oblong wire loop 27, slidable upon the levers and adapted to engage the notches 13 14, and thus hold the levers at any position required to retain the ends of the wire in stretched position until the coupling or twisting is accomplished.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A wire-stretcher comprising arms pivotally united and with a wire-engaging means at one end and with the other end of one arm laterally extended and with a rod swinging from the other end of the other arm and provided with an elongated hook at its free end ada ted to movably engage the arm having the ateral extension.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JESSIE T. WRIGHT Witnesses:

FRANK A. BERRY, W. ILEBLALooK. 

